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Peer reviewedLuttbeg, Norman R. – Social Science Quarterly, 1984
The decline in voting participation in American presidential elections since 1960 is also characteristic of both congressional off-year and gubernatorial elections. But the rate of decline varies greatly among the various states. Demographic variables explain only a few of these differences. Some possible explanations are presented. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Demography, Elections, Legislators
